Thu Jul 19, 2007 (Religion) Comments

I received a postcard in the mail from Christ Church.

I can't tell if their marketing is genius or mental.

The Gathering What, like Magic? Do I need to bring trading cards?

music. message. dialogue. Like that Pearl Jam : Storytellers show I saw on VH1?

All welcome regardless of beliefs, lifestyle or orientation. Nice folk.

Space limited. That could be a problem if they're mailing postcards to strangers.

June 24 They equate Hamlet with 8 New Places To Have Sex???

July 1 They may lose their target audience here.

July 8 Aren't we all though?

July 15 Yes, and we have many names for it. See June 24.

church differently. new beginnings. They've rewritten Genesis? When did this happen?

Thu Jul 19, 2007 (Office / Extras / R. Gervais) Comments

Season Two of Extras is fantastic, replete with many a brilliant moment of verbal comedy. Here's but one:

Stephen Merchant asks a player for advice on picking up women. Watch him put it to immediate use.

Player: Just walk straight up to her and say "I've been admiring you from afar for a long time and I haven't said anything but I would love to take you out one night and see if we have as good a time as I think we will. Would you like to have dinner with me sometime?" Bang. Okay? Don't think about it. Just do it. Get over there.

Stephen: "Maggie. Hello. Umm... Just wanted to let you know that I've been watching you secretly without you knowing. And um... Be very keen to spend the night with you and see if you enjoy it as much as I know I will. And umm... Happy to pay for it as well... for dinner, if you eat dinner. Obviously you eat dinner."

The scene is capped off with a slapstick gag that threw me off my couch with laughter. Enjoy.